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tend, put or place at [s.o's] disposal.
2. propose, pose, put forward, suggest, recommend, advance, propound; submit, set before, put to choice; move, make a motion.
3. volunteer, come or step forward, present or proffer oneself, offer one's services, be at [s.o.'s] service or disposal, not wait to be asked, need no invitation.
4. sacrifice, offer sacrifice, make sacrifice to, offer up, offer up an oblation.
5. put up for sale, put up, put on the market, put on the block, ask bids for, offer for sale, offer at a bargain.
6. bid, bid for, make a bid, make an offer, offer to buy.
-n. 7. proposal, proposition, motion; advance, approach, overture; suggestion, submission; bid, offering; presentation, proffer,
offering, n. 1. sacrifice, sacrificial lamb, oblation, immolation.
2. contribution, subscription, donation, donative; gift, present; alms, charity, dole, pittance, SI. handout.
offertory, n. hymn, hymn-tune, psalm, chorale, motet, oratorio, canticle, anthem, doxology.
offhand, adv. 1. impromptu, extemporaneously, extempore, improvisationally; without notes, without preparation, at the drop of a hat, on the spur of the moment.
2. informally, unceremoniously, without ceremony; nonchalantly, casually, easily, offhandedly; cursorily, perfunctorily, once over lightly, as a matter of form, for the sake of form.
3. curtly, abruptly, tersely, shortly, gruffly, brusquely, bluffly, bluntly, sharply, pointedly, Inf. snippily; cavalierly, haughtily, condescendingly, patronizingly.
-adj. 4. impromptu, extemporaneous, extempore, improvised, unrehearsed, unprepared, spontaneous, ad-lib, Inf. off-the-cuff.
5. informal, unceremonious, casual; nonchalant, easy, easygoing, offhanded; blasd, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned, uninterested; cursory, perfunctory, careless, hit-or-miss,
office, n. 1. base, residence, location; region, province, territory, district, precinct; building, place, seat, spot, room.
2. position, post, appointment, commission, Brit. berth.
3. duty, function, obligation, business; responsibility, trust, charge, care.
4. assignment, chore, task, routine, job, work; requirement, burden, onus, devoir; mission, calling; part, role, bit.
5. offices word, referral, advocacy, backup; auspices, aegis; intercession, intermediation.
officer, n. 1. military officer, naval or Navy or Army or Air Force or Marine Corps officer, commissioned officer, non-commissioned officer, NCO; general, admiral, flag officer, colonel, commander, commandant, major, captain, Inf. brass.
2. policeman, police officer, officer of the peace or law, lawman, law enforcer, deputy, authority, gendarme, Chiefly Brit, constable, Inf. cop, SI. copper, U.S. SI. gumshoe, SI. flatfoot, SI. bull; detective, FBI agent, G-man, U.S. SI. dick, U.S. SI. fuzz, SI. narc; military policeman, MP.
3. skipper, ship's captain, master, Inf. old man; mate, first mate, ship's mate, helmsman, pilot, steersman.
4. officeholder, officerbearer, official, Brit, placeman, Rare, officiary, pooh bah; functionary, government or public official, bureaucrat, public or civil servant; minister, commissioner, secretary, commissary, (in the U.S.S.R.) commissar, governor, regent, dean; executive, administrator, corporate officer, VIP, big man, big shot, heavy, power broker, Sl. big cheese, Sl. big gun; leader, chief, head, principal, Inf. kingpin, Inf. number one, Inf. Mr. Big, Sl. top dog, Sl. top banana; director, manager, superintendent, overman, overseer, overlooker, boss, Inf bossman, Sl. the man, Sl. head honcho, Brit, gaffer.
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